Starting ValVue with a Password after Registration
To start ValVue with the password from the ValVue Registration process, follow the procedure below.
Double click the ValVue icon to start the ValVue application. For Windows 95 and NT systems, you may
also select Start
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ValVue to start the application. Follow the instructions.
In the ValVue Registration window, enter the password obtained from Masoneilan in the password edit
box. Click OK. If the password is correct, the LOGON window is presented immediately. The rest of
the logon procedure is the same as the above for Starting ValVue for the First Time.
ValVue records the user name, company, disk serial number, and password for future reference when
contacting Masoneilan. This can be viewed at any time from the Help menu - registration info.
Starting ValVue with a Valid Password
If ValVue has been run with a valid password from Masoneilan, ValVue will be started in a simpler way.
When ValVue is started, the license agreement and registration window is no longer displayed. The
user is immediately prompted with the LOGON window for a user name and password.
Device Selection
Once the user is logged into ValVue, the program displays the Device Selection window, searches
devices connected, and lists devices found.
The Device List box displays a list of all of the devices on the loop (or in the multiplexer version of the
program, of all devices connected to the multiplexer). The list displays a line for each device and lists
the device address (channel), tag, manufacturer's ID, device type, and device ID. ValVue can be con-
nected to a device in the list by double clicking on the line or by selecting the line and clicking on the
Select button.
In the multiplexer mode, the nodes and sub nodes are listed for information purposes. These devices
may not be selected.
Devices connected to a HART loop must have a polling address between 0 and 15. ValVue supports
devices operating at any of these addresses and supports multiple devices (with different addresses) on
the same loop if multidrop option is selected.
In the multiplexer version of the program, each device has an extended address that includes the node
(0-31), the sub node (0-31), the loop (0-15) and the polling address (0-15). These addresses are dis-
played in device list box under title channel. The node, sub node, and loop are determined by the con-
nection to the multiplexer. The polling address of a device can be set with software from ValVue or with
a handheld.
Clicking on a line in the device list box selects the HART device that the program will communicate with.
In the direct connect version of the program, devices at any polling address may be selected. In the
multiplexer version of the program, any device connected to the multiplexer may be selected. Double
clicking on the line containing the tag name and device ID in Device List box starts communication with
the device.
Non-SVI devices on the loop or multiplexer are listed. ValVue can connect to these devices, however
when connected, ValVue is limited to sending Universal HART commands.
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